Cornerstone and Mist

This book is the ultimate retrospective of a demigod. The Duke of Marne, the legend who created the empire across the Channel and crowned the Double Crown, recounts his life for the first time. The story begins on a foggy island at the edge of the world. The young viscount guards the territory and an ancient secret that connects the shadow world - this is the cornerstone of destiny. Starting from this damp rock, he relied on his iron fist and deep strategy to sweep across the continent and ascend to the top of power. However, the foundation of the empire crumbled in the blood feud. Under the "Iron Law of the First Son", the ambition of thirty heirs ignited the "War of Three Emperors" and burned the prosperity to ashes. When the world thought the legend was over, the Duke quietly left the scene and returned to where it all started. He put down his scepter, took up his fishing rod, and learned to be a father and grandfather by the fireplace. He used the power of a demigod to tear apart the rifts in the world, just to save his daughter who was swallowed by power; he summoned the scattered bloodlines and concluded a family covenant based on freedom rather than power. The cornerstone is the origin, responsibility and destination. Fog is the unknown, the crisis, and the ultimate barrier and peace. This is not only a history of conquest and domination, but also a profound reflection on power, bloodline, sacrifice and detachment. It tells the story of how a man traverses all forms of greatness and vanity in the world, and finally, deep in the mist, finds a peace that is more solid than any throne.